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John McCain taps Alaska's Palin for Veep
The Swampby Jill Zuckman DAYTON, Ohio -- On his 72nd birthday, Sen. John McCain chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a little-known, tough-talking social conservative with corruption-fighting credentials, to be his running mate, rattling the dynamic of the...Tags: Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Unions, Sarah Palin, Ohio
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Bush: Palin 'exciting,' Boxer: 'Dangerous'
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER - President Bush calls the pick of first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as longtime Arizona Sen. John McCain's running mate "exciting.'' Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, a Democrat, calls the Palin pick "dangerous.'' Palin suggests...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Executive Branch, Values, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sarah Palin
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Who is she?
She was born on Feb. 11, 1964, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Her parents moved to Skagway, Alaska, when she was a baby. Attended Wasilla High School, where she was a standout basketball player known as "Sarah Barracuda." She graduated from the University of...Tags: Executive Branch, Values, Energy Resources, Regional Authority, Government
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Principle of uncertainty: science and fraud
In an opinion piece this Sunday, Saswato R. Das examines the phenomenon of scientific fraud and why so many scientists have gotten away with fudging and faking their way to fame. Over the years, stories of research scandals have proven that while...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Values, Natural Science, Washington Post Company, Columbia University
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Palin A Historic, If Risky Pick For McCain
McClatchy NewspapersJohn McCain threw the long ball Friday when he stunned the nation by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. His choice of a young, largely unknown woman from as far outside Washington as possible shakes up the presidential campaign. On the...Tags: Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities, Sarah Palin, Primaries, Local Elections
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Religious beliefs reveal candidates' character
Although I normally agree with Kathleen Parker, her column "Candidates' church quiz un-American" (Commentary, Aug. 22) and the published responses to it were a revelation ("Faith not fair topic for electoral politics," letters, Aug. 25). It's very...Tags: Church and State Relations, Belief and Faith, Values, Elections, Political Candidates
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Jay Wilton Decker Jr. of Apopka believed that 'you should do right'
Sentinel Staff WriterA strong work ethic and a volunteer attitude accented the life of an Apopka man. A builder by trade, Jay Wilton Decker Jr. used his skills to build churches and homes for low-income families around the country. Decker, 79, died Tuesday from heart...Tags: Death and Dying, Georgia, Values, Baptist, Christianity
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'Barracuda' cut teeth fighting corruption
Chicago TribuneShe's a former beauty queen, a fierce competitor known as "Sarah Barracuda," a political insider-turned-outsider and the first female governor of Alaska. Now 44-year-old Sarah Palin, a mother of five who gave birth to her most recent child in April,...Tags: Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, Energy Resources, George H.W. Bush, New York Times
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Palin Known In Alaska For Her Long-Odds Battles
McClatchy NewspapersSarah Palin was a hockey mom, small-town mayor and rising young Republican star in Alaska in 2003 when she ran afoul of her party's establishment over ethics reform and was cast into the political wilderness. But she came charging back as an ethics...Tags: Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, Energy Resources, Political Candidates, Frank Murkowski
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Sarah Palin, Vogue magazine
In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now -- making history -- to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket. She's even made...Tags: Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, Energy Resources, Ohio, Local Elections
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A Georgia school system is 'unfit'
The New York TimesA county school system in metropolitan Atlanta has became the nation's first in nearly 40 years to lose its accreditation, and the governor has removed four of its school board members for ethics violations. The school system in Clayton County, just...Tags: Georgia, Executive Branch, Values, Teaching and Learning, Sonny Perdue
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Get a jump on high school
Special to the Daily PressIf Akeisha Moseley had to offer one piece of advice about becoming a high school freshman, it's this: Take it seriously. "A lot of people think, 'Oh, it will be okay if I don't do great at first because I'll have three more years to recover,' " said...Tags: Values, Colleges and Universities, Middle Schools, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School
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